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Journalism

My reporting sits at the intersection of law, power, and lived experience. I specialize in deep-dive investigations, justice sector coverage, gender and labor issues, and explanatory storytelling with bite. 

 

Fast turnaround or long-form, I’m driven by a thirst for truth, clarity, fairness, and unshakable curiosity. 

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NEWS

Residents express increasing frustration with group of a few hundred occupying areas near parliament for a second week.

‘Selfish, Stupid’ COVID Protesters get Short Shrift in Wellington

2022

Al Jazeera

A Nelson dairy that vowed to take legal highs off its shelves has been caught red-handed doing the opposite.

Busted: Still Selling Legal Highs

2013

The Nelson Mail

Rescuers were struggling to reach White Island, where conditions remained dangerous. The authorities said a criminal investigation had been opened in the eruption’s aftermath.

After Eruption in NZ, 5 Dead, 8 Missing and ‘No Signs of Life’

2019

The New York Times

FEATURES

What's in a Name?

2015

Law Talk

The Reality of Having Endometriosis

2023

Woman Magazine

Inside and Outside

2015

Law Talk

INVESTIGATIONS

A close look at how legal aid reforms, fixed fees, and the expanding Public Defence Service affect who receives justice and who misses out.

Legal Aid & Access to Justice

2015

Law Talk

Mayoral candidate CeliaWade-Brown pledged to make Wellington a better place for cyclists. Three years on, cyclist numbers have doubled, butt is the city safer for them?

A Better Deal for Cyclists?

2013

The Wellingtonian

Long after sexual misconduct by a partner at one of New Zealand's top law firms, the profession is still grappling with the fallout.

#MeToo, Law & Disorder

2021

NZ Herald

COMMENT & ANALYSIS

No Fringe, No Indie is a column that aims to sketch the trials and tribulations of different sub-cultures in the cultural capital of New Zealand.

No Fringe, No Indie

2012

Critic

Fat people earn less, don't get promoted and face public shaming.

Fat Community Silenced, as Stigma Rife

2019

NZ Herald

When removing goods and services tax becomes a food fight.

The Tangled, Weird World of GST

2023

NZ Herald

Pink Sugar

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

Interning: a rite of passage for the elite or exploitation?

Why Millennials are Rebelling Against Unpaid Internships

2016

The Spinoff

From burnout to breakthrough: my late ADHD diagnosis and making sense of the chaos.

From Hot-Mess Express to an ADHD Diagnosis

2024

Sauce

Auckland Museum’s new exhibition ‘Are We There Yet?’ examines gender equality 125 years since women in NZ got the vote. Helen Clark and Raewyn Dalziel discuss the meaning of feminism in the year of #metoo.

Gender Equality, Are We There Yet?

2018

Newsroom

PROFILES

Obituary: Sir Ian Barker KC, one of New Zealand’s most respected judges and legal innovators, has died aged 88.

Sir Ian Barker: A Stalwart of the Legal Profession

2022

NZ Herald

Gerard Dombroski on architecture, art, and furniture design.

Gerard Dombroski

2024

Island Magazine

How one industrial designer redefines cabinet-making with refined thinking and bold colour.

The Art of Organisation with Industrial Designer Abe Hollingsworth

2023

Broadsheet

EDITING

Globalisation, tech disruption and shifting client demands are reshaping the profession. This issue highlights the firms and lawyers embracing innovation, international growth and new practice frontiers.

Australasian Lawyer, Issue 3.1

2016

Australasian Lawyer

This issue celebrates a thriving legal industry, from the Australasian Law Awards finalists and this year’s rising young leaders to insights across in-house, insurance, agribusiness and cyber risk.

Australasian Lawyer, Issue 3.2

2016

Australasian Lawyer

In this issue, we talk politics and the law with Judith Collins, spotlight advocacy from across the spectrum, break down the TPPA debate, and explore Auckland housing, construction growth and emerging postgraduate pathways.

NZ Lawyer Magazine, Issue 8.1

2016

New Zealand Lawyer

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